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Holly Watt
FCC Tries to Avert Threatened Satellite Cutoff
Submitted by Benton Foundation on August 3, 2008 - 1:23pmLast updated: August 3, 2008 - 1:26pm
Federal Communications Commission Kevin Martin issued a last-minute appeal to a satellite telecommunications company Friday, urging it to continue providing Internet and other satellite-based services to a subscriber despite a contract dispute.
Navajos Could Lose Net Access
Submitted by Benton Foundation on August 1, 2008 - 7:23amLast updated: August 1, 2008 - 7:23am
A large swath of the sprawling Navajo Nation could lose access to the Internet today, in a dispute that threatens services from personal e-mail to police radio communications on the 27,000-square-mile reservation.
